يَا ابْنَيْ خُوَيْلِدَ أيَّ شَرٍّ هِجْتُما

يَا ابْنَيْ خُوَيْلِدَ أيَّ شَرٍّ هِجْتُما

إن كانَ مَن يَبغِي المُحالَ فأنتما

إن كانَ مَن يَبغِي المُحالَ فأنتما

O sons of Khuwaylid, what evil have you stirred up!

O my sons Khawilid, what evil have you committed,

If anyone seeks the impossible, it is you two.

If one who seeks the impossible is you,

أَفَتَدْعُوانِ إلى قتالِ مُحمّدٍ

أَفَتَدْعُوانِ إلى قتالِ مُحمّدٍ

هَلّا إلى غيرِ القتالِ دَعَوْتُما

هَلّا إلى غيرِ القتالِ دَعَوْتُما

Do you two, then, call for battle with Muhammad?

Do you call for fighting Muhammad?

Why did you not call for something other than battle?

Why not call for other than fighting?

ما كان قيسٌ في النصيحةِ جاهلاً

ما كان قيسٌ في النصيحةِ جاهلاً

بل كان أعلمَ بالصّوابِ وأَحْزَما

بل كان أعلمَ بالصّوابِ وأَحْزَما

Qays was not ignorant in giving counsel;

Qays was not ignorant in advice,

Rather, he knew better what was right, and was more prudent.

But he was more knowledgeable of right and determined.

ينهاكما أن تفعلا ويَخافُها

ينهاكما أن تفعلا ويَخافُها

مشبوبةً تَجرِي جَوانِبُها دما

مشبوبةً تَجرِي جَوانِبُها دما

He forbids you both to do this, and fears it—

He warns you not to do so, fearing it

Aflame, its sides streaming with blood.

Would run with its sides flowing blood.

بَعَثَ النبيُّ الجيشَ تَحتَ لوائِهِ

بَعَثَ النبيُّ الجيشَ تَحتَ لوائِهِ

بطلٌ إذا نَكَصَ الفوارسُ أقدما

بطلٌ إذا نَكَصَ الفوارسُ أقدما

The Prophet sent the army beneath the banner of

The Prophet has sent the army under his banner,

A hero who advanced when the horsemen fell back.

A hero, when warriors retreat he advances.

هو ذاك عبدُ اللهِ في أصحابِهِ

هو ذاك عبدُ اللهِ في أصحابِهِ

يَمشِي إلى قَطَنٍ قَضاءً مُبْرَمَا

يَمشِي إلى قَطَنٍ قَضاءً مُبْرَمَا

That is Abdullah among his companions,

He is that servant of God among his companions,

Marching toward Qatan as irrevocable fate.

Walking to Al-Qatan to fulfill a decided decree.

فتأهَّبا يا ابْنَيْ خُويلدَ وَاجْمَعَا

فتأهَّبا يا ابْنَيْ خُويلدَ وَاجْمَعَا

للحربِ جَمْعَكما ولا تَتَندَّما

للحربِ جَمْعَكما ولا تَتَندَّما

So ready yourselves, O sons of Khuwaylid, and muster

So prepare, my sons Khawilid, and gather

Your host for war, and do not regret it.

Your troop for war, and do not regret.

سر يا دليلَ الجيشِ في بَرَكاتِهِ

سر يا دليلَ الجيشِ في بَرَكاتِهِ

وَاسْلُكْ إلى فيْدَ الطريقَ الأقوما

وَاسْلُكْ إلى فيْدَ الطريقَ الأقوما

March, O guide of the army, with his blessings,

Go O guide of the army, in its blessings,

And take the straightest road to Fayd.

And take the most upright path to Fayd.

هِيَ مُنتواهُ فليس يَبغِي غيرهَا

هِيَ مُنتواهُ فليس يَبغِي غيرهَا

لِشَبَا القواضِبِ مُنتوىً ومُيمَّما

لِشَبَا القواضِبِ مُنتوىً ومُيمَّما

It is his destination; he seeks no other

It is the destination, he wants no other,

Destination or goal for the edges of keen swords.

As a place for the ships and appointed location.

يا دائباً يَصِلُ الدياجِرَ بالضُّحَى

يا دائباً يَصِلُ الدياجِرَ بالضُّحَى

سِرْ في سَبيلِكَ إن أردتَ المغنما

سِرْ في سَبيلِكَ إن أردتَ المغنما

O tireless one, who joins night's darkness to morning light,

O you who connects the friendship in the mornings,

March along your path, if you desire the spoils.

Go on your way if you want the booty.

إنّ الأُلَى جعلوكَ رائدَهم أَبَوْا

إنّ الأُلَى جعلوكَ رائدَهم أَبَوْا

إلا السَّخاءَ فما أبرَّ وأكرما

إلا السَّخاءَ فما أبرَّ وأكرما

Indeed, those who made you their scout insisted

The nobles have made you their guide, they refused

On generosity alone—how virtuous and noble they are!

Except generosity, never has there been more noble.

دَرجوا على دينِ الفِداءِ فما بهم

دَرجوا على دينِ الفِداءِ فما بهم

عِندَ الحفيظةِ ما يُعابُ ويُحْتَمَى

عِندَ الحفيظةِ ما يُعابُ ويُحْتَمَى

They grew up in the creed of self-sacrifice; nothing in them

They have embraced the religion of sacrifice, so they have

In the heat of indignation is blameworthy or to be shunned.

Nothing with the Guardian that is denounced or concealed.

أين الرجال ألا فتى ذو نجدة

أين الرجال ألا فتى ذو نجدة

يرمي بمهجته العجاج الأقتما

يرمي بمهجته العجاج الأقتما

Where are the men? Is there no valiant youth

Where are the men? Is there no gallant youth,

Who hurls his lifeblood into the dark battle-dust?

Who throws his soul against the hostile army?

أين الرجالُ أَفَارَقُوا أوطانَهم

أين الرجالُ أَفَارَقُوا أوطانَهم

أم أصبحوا مِلءَ المضاجِعِ نُوَّما

أم أصبحوا مِلءَ المضاجِعِ نُوَّما

Where are the men? Have they left their homelands,

Where are the men? Did they leave their homes?

Or do they now lie asleep, filling their beds?

Or have they become full of beds, sleepy?

يا ابْنَيْ خُوَيْلِدَ جَرِّدا سَيْفَيْكُما

يا ابْنَيْ خُوَيْلِدَ جَرِّدا سَيْفَيْكُما

حَذَرَ العِدَى وَتَقدَّما لا تُحجِما

حَذَرَ العِدَى وَتَقدَّما لا تُحجِما

O sons of Khuwaylid, unsheathe your two swords,

O my sons Khawilid, unsheathe your two swords

For fear of the foe; advance, and do not hold back.

Beware the enemy and advance, do not refrain.

يا ابني خُويلدَ أين ما أعددتُما

يا ابني خُويلدَ أين ما أعددتُما

للحربِ تَسْتَلِبُ الكَمِيَّ المُعلَما

للحربِ تَسْتَلِبُ الكَمِيَّ المُعلَما

O sons of Khuwaylid, where is what you prepared

O my sons Khawilid where is what you prepared

For war that snatches away the distinguished armored warrior?

For war, to take the marked banner?

أعددتما الجُبنَ المُذِلَّ لتسلما

أعددتما الجُبنَ المُذِلَّ لتسلما

فهلكتما وكذاك يَهلَكُ ذو العَمَى

فهلكتما وكذاك يَهلَكُ ذو العَمَى

You prepared humiliating cowardice to keep yourselves safe,

You prepared the humiliating cowardice to make peace,

So you both perished; thus perishes the blind.

So you are destroyed, and likewise are those blind.

أسلمتما النَّهبَ السليبَ وإنّه

أسلمتما النَّهبَ السليبَ وإنّه

لأجلُّ منزلةً وأعظمُ مِنْكُما

لأجلُّ منزلةً وأعظمُ مِنْكُما

You surrendered the seized plunder; indeed, it

You surrendered the loot and plunder, and it

Is nobler in rank and greater than you both.

Is more honorable and greater than you.

رَجَعَ الغُزَاةُ به كراماً ما لقوا

رَجَعَ الغُزَاةُ به كراماً ما لقوا

كَيْداً يُرَدُّ ولا أصابوا مُجرما

كَيْداً يُرَدُّ ولا أصابوا مُجرما

The raiders returned with it in honor; they encountered no

The raiders have returned honored, they did not encounter

Plot to repel, nor did they strike a wrongdoer.

A plot to repel, nor did they find a criminal.

اللَّهُ طهَّرهم وصانَ سُيوفَهُم

اللَّهُ طهَّرهم وصانَ سُيوفَهُم

سُبحانَهُ أَسْدَى الجميلَ وأنعما

سُبحانَهُ أَسْدَى الجميلَ وأنعما

God purified them and guarded their swords;

God has purified them and protected their swords.

Glory be to Him! He bestowed kindness and blessings.

Glorified is He who has done good and favored.

هم حِزبُهُ لا حِزْبَ إلا دونهم

هم حِزبُهُ لا حِزْبَ إلا دونهم

وَلَو اَنَّهُ اتَّخَذَ الكواكبَ سُلَّما

وَلَو اَنَّهُ اتَّخَذَ الكواكبَ سُلَّما

They are His host; every other host is beneath them,

They are His party, no party is below them,

Even if it took the stars as a ladder.

Even if He had taken the stars as a ladder.